After substituting, what is the first operation performed when evaluating 5 plus open paren 9 x minus 3 close paren divided by 2 for x is equal to 5 ?

Substitute 5 for x to get 5 + (9 × 5 − 3) ÷ 2. Within the parentheses, multiplication comes before subtraction, so the first operation is 9 × 5. The correct choice is multiplication.

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